Teach In The USA

What Teach In The USA does

Teach In The USA (TUSA) is a privately held, Grand Rapids-based service organization that recruits and places international educators into U.S. K-12 school district classrooms through the U.S. Department of State's J-1 Visa Teacher Cultural Exchange Program, with an additional H-1B Visa Support offering. The company operates a J-1 sponsor designation, managing DS-2019 processing, visa compliance, and Embassy coordination on behalf of participating districts. Core service lines include K-12 teacher placement, Special Education (SPED) placement, and STEAM teacher placement, each addressing chronic shortages in hard-to-staff subjects such as Math, Science, Special Education, English Language Arts, World Languages, and Elementary Education. Supporting offerings include specialized talent acquisition, specialized visa assistance, cultural integration support, and a Teacher Success Framework providing ongoing mentoring, coaching, and on-site support to teachers already placed in U.S. classrooms.

The company does not develop proprietary technology products and instead operates within the U.S. Department of State's Exchange Visitor Program framework. Its go-to-market is sales-led, combining direct outreach to school district HR departments and leadership with content marketing across a blog, multi-platform social media presence, and an email newsletter (Global Teaching Insights). International teachers apply through a website-based self-serve process, while school district partnerships are initiated via direct sales engagement. The business model centers on the J-1 Teacher Exchange Program, which is structured to be cost-neutral for partnering school districts, implying revenue is derived from the cultural exchange program structure itself rather than district-paid placement fees; the H-1B Visa Support line carries a separate, mutually agreed-upon fee schedule. The company is independently operated with 1-10 employees and no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, or funding rounds.

Name

Teach In The USA

Legal name

Teach In The USA

Website

https://teachintheusa.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Teach In The USA (TUSA) recruits and places international educators in U.S. K-12 school districts as a J-1 Visa Cultural Exchange Program sponsor, with H-1B Visa Support and ongoing cultural integration services for placed teachers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Staffing Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Teacher Training & Language Teaching Certifications (e.g., CELTA/DELTA) (EDAIAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Secondary School Exchange Programs (Academic Year/Semester) (EDAIAHAB), On-Ground Orientation, Travel, Transfers & Logistics Support (EDAIAHAL)

Keywords

• International teacher recruitment
• K-12 education staffing
• Visa sponsorship services
• Cultural exchange program
• School district partnerships

Headquarters

HQ city

Grand Rapids

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. J-1 Teacher Exchange Program Services: Teach In The USA provides J-1 visa sponsorship and international teacher recruitment services to U.S. school districts. The J-1 Teacher Exchange program is described as cost-neutral for partnering school districts, meaning the districts do not pay fees for the J-1 visa placement service. Revenue appears to be generated through the cultural exchange program structure where TUSA acts as the visa sponsor.
2. H-1B Visa Support Services: For H-1B visa placements, Teach In The USA offers support services with a different, mutually agreed-upon fee structure. This is a separate revenue stream from the J-1 program.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Teach In The USA (TUSA) operates as a recruitment and placement service that connects international educators with U.S. K-12 school districts facing teacher shortages. The company provides end-to-end services including candidate sourcing, credential evaluation, visa sponsorship under the J-1 Cultural Exchange Program and H-1B pathway, cultural orientation, and ongoing mentorship for international teachers placed in American K-12 classrooms across subjects such as Math, Science, Special Education, ELA, World Languages, Elementary Education, and STEAM.

Product overview

Teach In The USA (TUSA) operates as a unified recruitment and placement platform connecting international educators with U.S. K-12 school districts through the J-1 Visa Teacher Cultural Exchange Program. The platform consists of core placement services for K-12 teachers, Special Education (SPED) teachers, and STEAM educators, supported by visa sponsorship offerings including J-1 and H-1B visa pathways. Complementary services include specialized talent acquisition, visa assistance, and cultural integration support, all coordinated through a Teacher Success Framework providing ongoing mentoring and professional development. The company primarily facilitates compliance with U.S. Department of State regulations rather than offering traditional software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• J-1 Visa Teacher Exchange Program Sponsorship
• H-1B Visa Support
• Cultural Integration Support
• Teacher Success Framework
• International Teacher Recruitment

Quantifiable outcome

• J-1 teachers can teach for up to three years with a possible two-year extension, for a maximum of five years
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• VIF (Visiting International Faculty): Recruits and places international teachers in U.S. schools via cultural exchange programs, with strong focus on professional development and cultural integration — a near-direct analog to TUSA's Teacher Success Framework.
• Greenheart Exchange: Designated J-1 visa sponsor focused on international teacher, professional, and youth exchange programs. Highly comparable to Teach In The USA in business model — visa sponsorship, recruitment, and cultural integration support for U.S. host schools.
• Edvectus: International teacher recruitment firm placing educators in K-12 schools worldwide, with U.S. placement via H-1B and similar visa pathways. Closely comparable business model and customer base to Teach In The USA.
• Participate Learning: One of the largest designated J-1 visa sponsors for international teacher and global scholar exchange. Directly competes with Teach In The USA in placing international educators in U.S. K-12 classrooms through the same Cultural Exchange Program framework.
• Amity Institute: Designated J-1 visa sponsor placing international educators in U.S. K-12 classrooms. Directly comparable to Teach In The USA on visa pathway, customer segment (U.S. school districts), and cultural exchange service model.

Broad incumbents

• World Learning: Operates J-1 exchange programs (including teacher and professional exchange) under the U.S. Department of State framework alongside broader global education programming. Overlaps with TUSA on the regulated J-1 visa sponsorship business.
• Search Associates: Global K-12 teacher and leadership recruitment network serving international and U.S. schools. Comparable in target customer base (K-12 schools) though it spans international schools more broadly than TUSA's U.S.-domestic focus.
• CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchange): Large, established international education organization running J-1 teacher and exchange programs alongside broader study abroad and work-travel offerings. Overlaps with TUSA on J-1 teacher sponsorship but operates a much wider portfolio.
• Carney Sandoe & Associates: Established recruitment firm for independent and international K-12 schools, with a teacher placement practice that overlaps TUSA's K-12 recruitment focus, though it also places administrators and covers broader leadership searches.
• International Schools Services (ISS): Long-established provider of staffing, recruitment, and operational services for international and U.S. K-12 schools. Comparable to TUSA on international teacher recruitment and credentialing, with additional adjacent services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TeachInTheUSAX
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@TeachInTheUSAToday
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/teach-in-the-usa
• Instagraminstagram.com/tusatoday

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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